Team 133 Photo

Team 133 Photo up in the Michigan Photo Store. Not sure how to link the other pictures (got this one off twitter). Looks like Denard and Kovacs are team captains with possibly Roundtree a third. There are couple others with just the seniors at the link.

Haha, I looked through the whole picture and only saw two people smiling... Denard and Taylor Lewan. That doesn't surprise me one bit, if I had to guess two names who would smile I would have said those two. Awesome.

Kind of cool that the center point of the Block M stops at the football that Kovacs is holding. (Shakes head in sadness thinking that there's only one more season to see #32, flying in from all angles to make tackles).

"The goal, the expectation of this program is the Big Ten Championship"

This is the first year (at least in a LONG while) that the team photo was done in sections 25/26. For the last decade or so, it's been shot in the north end zone, dead center behiond the goalposts. The head coach or captains have had to sit on concrete blocks and boards used to bridge the aisle. It never looked that good.

This year, it was moved to avoid the aisle issue. Seat cushions were already being placed in section 23/24, so the team shot was pushed down a few sections for a nice clean background. The Block-M is not such a bad thing to have in the shot.

The team was positioned on the west side (facing east) to avoid having them all stare into the sun.

But love the fact Hoke puts the team in the center of the photo with the captains and seniors in front. Most teams would have the head coach sitting front and center, but Hoke sits on the left with the entire defensive staff, and the offensive staff sits on the right.

Second year in a row they have done it this way, and it fits the philosophy he preaches of putting the kids and the team first. It's also the way Bo used to do it as well. For comparison:

1969:

Bo's legendary first team

1971:

OMG those coaches shorts. Also, Dave Brandon (#24) in the back row third from the left.

1976:

I love how Bo used to sometimes put his hat on the ground in front of him like the players with their helmets when kneeling in front.

1985:

Of note, that is Cass Tech HC Thomas Wilcher (#27) sitting next to Bo, and freshman Allen Gant's father Tony sitting front row on the left (#14). Freshman Bo Dever's father Dave sitting in the sixth row 5 from the right (#57).

Does anyone know if there is a limit on the number of players a team can have on its roster? I know there are dressing rules and such for away games, but wasn't sure regarding just people listed on the team.